Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-09-05

Barton
over thirty horses are being train
cd on the track here for the fall
races.
\ heavy crop OF rowen covers the
NOW fields 81 about. The village
farmers put theirs into the barn last
week.
Are you getting ready for the fair.
sept p =. -. There i every pros
pect Of a successful fair. The bills
viii be out this week and the adver-
tisment next Monday.
II. T. >eaver runs one Of the very
best stores in his line Ii all the
northern country. He not only adj
vertises. but he sis. Read his I'VE
shout Again
The Barton 2nd. nine played
matched game with the Barton Land
ings LAST Saturday. beating them =
. II There was some good playing
done on both sides
Crystal Lake Lodge 1. o. 6. I.
viii give an entertainment in Opera
Hall. Friday evening OF this week.
consisting Of comedy The Two Pud-
difoots music. etc. etc. supper az
ter entertainment. See bills.
They had : very pleasant gather
ing At the Mossman-JennesS camp
ground across the lake. Thursday
evening. The grounds were brilliant
u lighted BY Chinese lanterns lamps.
etc.
The G.. \. r. boys. and others in
tere<ted are requested TO meet Al the
MoN1roE office. Tomorrow Tuesday
evening AT 80. 10 make arrange
ment@ for the reunion 70 be held next
week.
Autumn commences early this
year. \ few bright days last week
enabled the farmers 70 get in s large
amount Of grain. 1t i reported that
oats. wheat and barley are light
too rapid a growth and too much
straw.
J. B. Freeman brings into this Of
fee some stalks OF common field corn
which measure 81 feet. and have
TWO ears Of good corn on each stalk.
The corn was grown on meadow
land where Mr.. Freeman tried exper-
iments with different brands Of phos-
plate without any measure.
The moonlight excursion on Lake
Memphremagog, = advertised for
last Friday evening was postponed
on account Of the storm TIL Tuesday
evening. sept. 5th.i This will be
the last Of the year. The Lyndon
vile Orchestra. including J. Wesley
Batchelder Of this village. viii fur
nish music on the boat.
There was s. very pleasant family
reunion Al B. F. Peterson's yester-
day. when all his children happened
10 Be 81 home. for the first time in
ten wears. Ernest. who came on
from the west last winter. leaves To-
day for the Sandwich Islands Wis
San Francisco: Arthur goes 70 Cali
fornia. Flavia 10 8. Johnsbury. Hal
vor 10 Boston
The Odd Girls and NJ. Z. Ladies
Aid Society viii hold their next meet
ing Al Crystal Lake Park on We'd
ne>day next. If the weather i fair.
otherwise on Thursday Boats viii
Ire IN readiness al 10 o'clock. q. m
4 picnic dinner viii he served.
AmOry Dawson. who has been
gathering up 4 drove OF several hun
dred cattle left this morning on the
Passumpsic road with 42j. More
viii be sent on s. these are disposed
Of. Prices paid about the same a.
last wear. The cattle are taken 10
central Massachusetts and Connect
cut. Mr. Dawson has large num-
Der Of customers in that section who
look 10 him every year for their sup
ply Of cattle
see the advertisement OF c War
uer West Burke. He offers $500
acres OF timber land for sale In West
more. The land belongs TO that
large tract which was numbered on
bv the Westmore and Vermont lum-
Der Companies. Much OF It Is good
land TO clear up and all Of II Is quite
heavily wooded. The sale Will be
absolute and any party wishing land
10 clear up for a new farm viii do
vel 10 examine IL
The day set for the picnic OF the
VI. +. Sunday school across the lake
Il CRYSTAL Lake Park proved cool
and forbidding day bat quite a good
number went over, and enjoyed the
occasion much. Several OF the
steam yachts were at the wharf ready
% carry the party over And On the
return gave them q pleasant ride
around the lake The Park has been
nicely fitted up with large hoor,
seats, tables. tents and other oonven-
lences. The park is situated at one
Of the pleasentest points on the lake
aud day spent there will be enjoy